The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-03-24

Mr.. simer,y moved to take up
House bills on third reading. Adopted.
To repeal the act that exempts q
Justics who has made no revenue
from making report. Passed.
To regulate the practice of medi.
cine. Pending consideration the Sea-
ate adjourned.
The House.
Mr.. Lindsay, after the reading Of the
journal az voting, claimed that this
was a vote taken under the House
u'es. He said the Journal showed
something that did not occur. He
moved that the journal be corrected
60 as 10 strike out the names of Messrs
Avent, Hill, Johnson, Lea, West and
Williams, OF Franklin, who did not
vote on the bill. He referred esps-
ciall TO the action with reference to
the Williams bill. Mr.. Llndeay said
that he did not know whether the list
he read was a correct one.
Mr.. Whitthorne moved to table the
motion.
Mr.. Lindsay thea withdrew his mo-
ton, saying it was not necessary; he
simply asked that the Chair have the
journal corrected.
Mr. Lea said that he was willing for
the journal to show that he had fiji.
bustered to defeat 80 notorious bill.
Mr.. Whitthorne moved that the
journal be approved. Lost-yeas, 27 /;
nays, A
Mr.. Hurt moved that the names OF
the gentlemen be allowed to 20 on the
journal. He thought no harm was in
tended.
Mr.. Avent said that he had thought
that members had a right TO have their
names recorded, but the Chair had al
lowed Mr.. Hill to do 90, and he had
then asked that his name bs recorded.
He did not ask anyone to make ex-
cuses for him.
Mr.. Hurt withdrew his motion.
Mr.. Clapp said that he had no recol.
lection OF excus;ng Mr., Hill from vot.
ing.
Mr.. Hill said that when the vote was
announced and he saw that a quorum
was voting he had risen on the fl oor
and asked th;t his name be recorded
against the bill, which he thought he
had right to do. He would prefer,
however, that the journal should show
exactly what occurred.
Mr.. Hammock thought 1t was cow
ardly for members after they had been
beaten at their own game to come up
and try to make the journal show that
they vera voting. .
Mr.. johnson said that he had had
his vote recorded before the announce.
ment Of the vote, and anyone who
said Otherwise was liar.
Mr.. Mynatt said that he saw Mr..
johnson 20 into the committee room
while the vote was being taken.
Mr.. Fort said that he had n ut voted,
but had retired to the committee
room. He had simply taken advantage
of the rule established in this House.
Mr.. Fowler esid that he had not
only not voted on the bill, but had felt
like killing some five of those who did.
Mr.. Moody said that he had voted
and would always vote when bis
name was called. He thought the &C.
ton of the Republican members on
the quorum bill was entirely wrong
and he would never resort to such
tactics.
Mr.. Whitthorne asked Mr.. Lindsay
to withdraw his mo ion.
Mr.. Lindsay said that if he did it
would be with a protest against the
recording of The names Of members
who had refused to vote.
NJ Williams 0f TooHoon otofa1
that he had had his name recorded af.
ter a number of other members had
done go. He had done all he could to
defeat the bill.
Mr.. Hill obtained permission to
have spread on the journal a statement
that he was present and refused to
vote in order to defeat the bill. ] his
paper was also signed by Messrs. Lea,
Aven', Whestly and Williams, Of
Jackson; West, Bennett aud Brown, of
Humphreys. The journal was then
approved.
Mr.. Harwell offered House joint
resolution recognizing the University
of Tennessee as q State institution,
and asking representatives to fill vacan-
cies occurring in the same.
Mr.. Savsge's resolution to protect
the integrity of Legislative proceed
ines was taken up. This resolution
declares the lobby nuisance, and pro.
vides for the exclusion from the floor
Of the House of those who seek to in.
huence members in their votes.
Mr.. Savage explained that this reso.
luton was aimed only at the paid
lobby. He spoke at some length in
support OF his resolution. The reso.
luton was rejected-yeas, 81 nays, 81.
The resolution recommending the
appropriation of $500 to buy Bibles
for the convicts, which was amended
by striking out $500 and inserting 500,
was adopted as amended.
Resolution empowering the Fund.
ing Board to borrow money necessary
to pay interest on State bonds.
Amended and adopted.
Mr.. Elcan's House Joint resolution
providing for the appointment of
C commission on records and statistics
of prison with view to investigating
and reporting to the next Assembly as
TO the advisability OF removing the
penitentiary and making suggestions
as 10 management, building, ETC., sRio
commission to be one skilled in mat
ters oi prison management.
Mr.. Williams (Frankliu) offered an
amendment providing for two add.
tional commissioners, one to be ap.
pointed by the Speaker OF each house.
This amendment, and another limit
ing the payment of such commission.
ers to travelling expenses, we're &C.
cepted by Mr.. Elcan.
The resolution was tabled.
Mr.. Dgon's House Joint resolution
providing for the sale OF all but fifty
acres OF the Hermitage property, the